A gruff, clumsy or generally rough person, or the shoes such a person would wear -- coarse and bulky.
clodhoppers
In Irish:cábóga (clodhoppers, clowns)gamal (louts, fools, simpletons)In the theatrical sense:áilteoirí (clowns)amhlóirí (clowns)bobaidí (clowns)In Scottish Gaelic: ?
AMOS: He was the prophet in overalls, a farmer who wore clodhoppers on his feet, calluses on his hands, and righteous anger in his heart. Amos was his name. He hailed from a dusty little town called Tekoa, about 6 miles southeast of Bethlehem, perched on the edge of the Judean badlands. Amos was a Southerner with a mission in the North. Though he was a preacher by calling, he didn't earn his living that way. On the "Occupation" line of his tax form, he listed "Nurseryman/Sheep Breeder." Amos tended fig trees, pricking the fruit to hasten their ripening, and ran a livestock business in the hills near Tekoa. No, he wasn't a professional clergyman. Never attended Bible college. Didn't have a Master's of Divinity hanging on his wall. But what Amos did have was a devotion for God. A passion for justice. A keen sense of right and wrong.